Attractions of Sumy

A. Chekhov's house-museum in Sumy was created in the noble estate of the Lintvarev family (XVIII-XIX centuries), located in the Luka district. In 1888-89, the writer lived in the western wing - a one-story white house with six columns and a porch. The writer used his Sumy impressions in the stories "Birthday", "Sad History", plays "Forester" and "Seagull". He wrote about the Lintvarev estate: "The abbey and the Adriatic Sea are wonderful, but Luka and Psel are better." The Chekhov Museum was opened on the anniversary of the writer's birth in 1960. The memorial exposition tells about Chekhov's life in Lutsk, about his medical care for local residents, about his creative work and trips to Ukraine. The interiors of the living room and dining room, the guest rooms and the "Antosha's room", which served as Chekhov's bedroom and study, were restored. Museum staff conducts local history tours. The large eastern wing of the Lintvarev estate, where the writer's family lived when Chekhov traveled to Sakhalin in 1890, has also been preserved.

The former building of the county zemstvo is notable for its tower-like ledge on the facade, which rises above the main building and ends with a dome. On the pylons of the second floor there are four caryatids that support the balcony. O. Kuprin and V. Korolenko visited the board in different years. In 1905, the printing house and editorial offices of the first Sumy newspapers were located here. Today the premises are occupied by the Museum of Local Lore, founded in 1920. The exposition presents objects from archeological excavations of early Slavic and ancient Rus monuments, rare materials from the history and nature of Sumy region.